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About the bill

This is legislation that would direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers to revise its definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) to take into account the limits of the Clean Water Act’s jurisdiction — as established by court decisions — and the impact on small businesses and state and local governments.

“The recently finalized rule on [WOTUS] is the posterchild of EPA overreach,” asserted Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), sponsor of the bill, referring to a final rule issued by the Corps and EPA earlier this ...

Sponsor and status

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress but was killed due to a failed vote for cloture, under a fast-track vote called "suspension", or while resolving differences on November 3, 2015.

History

Apr 30, 2015

Introduced

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